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Author | : Paula de Ronde |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2022-01-26 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1039129234 |
My Bert Has Alzheimer’s is an intimate, detailed account of a wife’s experience with her husband’s dementia. As Paula de Ronde quickly learned, life for two people — patient and caregiver - is thrown into disarray with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Ambushed by the disease, it is a journey into the unknown, but one that features an abundance of love, hope, and support. There is no shying away from the horror of the disease, but its awfulness doesn’t strip from the experience of the powerful companions that accompany those enduring it — namely, love, laughter, and community. Thrust into the caregiver role for her other half who used to be her equal and best buddy, making all kinds of decisions together, Paula now enters a new world of uncertainty and chaos. There is no roadmap. Instead she learns that the disease is as individual as each person who contracts it. Here is a caregiver’s poignant and revealing story of the mental, physical, and emotional stress of caring for the love of her life, her Bert, as he gives over to his neurological disease. The caregiver’s life is far from easy. Yet fueled by love, which never wanes, each step of the way is handled with grace and the help of care partners. Alzheimer’s steals memories but also gives teaching moments. As the disease progresses Paula learns to be more tolerant, patient, compassionate and accepting of human frailties. Alzheimer’s releases an inner strength. She meets each challenge, finds a solution to each issue that arises, then passes on her new-found knowledge to others. She learns the value of having a support group. Alzheimer’s cements the old adage that laughter is the best medicine. Together she and her Bert become stronger than the disease. With humour, compassion, wisdom, and deep feeling, she describes this slice of their conjoined lives. More than a record of the impact of a disease this is, at its essence, also a love story.
Author | : Lisa Snyder |
Publisher | : Sunrise River Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2011-09-08 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1934716189 |
Speaks directly to the person diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's and offers them the information they need to move ahead.
Author | : Joy A. Glenner |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2005-06-17 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0801898668 |
The result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it.
Author | : Virginia Bell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781878812353 |
The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care shows how easily you can make a difference in the life of a family member or client in your care. Here's the help you've been looking for: families will gain a renewed sense of hope, nursing facility staff will find simple applications for resident care, adult day center staff can enrich programming and attract more volunteers, and individuals with emerging Alzheimer's disease will gain valuable insights. Learn new ways to solve problems, encourage positive behavior, and improve communications. Make every day consistently reassuring, enjoyable, and secure.
Author | : R Lynn Barnett |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2015-08-27 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 098378311X |
This book is about how we dealt with my mom with Alzheimer's. It's written with humor and heart.
Author | : Linda Scacco |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2005-10-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781591473114 |
Gentle narration and easy-to-understand explanations follow Daniel and his family as they experience the gradual, debilitating effects of his grandfather's Alzheimer's Disease. Simultaneous.
Author | : Thomas DeBaggio |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2002-04-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0743216725 |
When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was about to embark on the relaxing golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, the herb garden he had spent decades cultivating and from which he made a living. Then, one winter day, he mentioned to his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness, making his work difficult. After that fateful visit, and a subsequent battery of tests over several months, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. But under such a curse, DeBaggio was also given one of the greatest gifts: the ability to chart the ups and downs of his own failing mind. Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account of early onset Alzheimer's -- the form of the disease that ravages younger, more alert minds. DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his diagnosis and has continued despite his slipping grasp on one of life's greatest treasures, memory. In an inspiring and detailed account, DeBaggio paints a vivid picture of the splendor of memory and the pain that comes from its loss. Whether describing the happy days of a youth spent in a much more innocent time or evaluating how his disease has affected those around him, DeBaggio poignantly depicts one of the most important parts of our lives -- remembrance -- and how we often take it for granted. But to DeBaggio, memory is more than just an account of a time long past, it is one's ability to function, to think, and ultimately, to survive. As his life becomes reduced to moments of clarity, the true power of thought and his ability to connect to the world shine through, and in DeBaggio's case, it is as much in the lack of functioning as it is in the ability to function that one finds love, hope and the relaxing golden years of peace. At once an autobiography, a medical history and a testament to the beauty of memory, Losing My Mind is more than just a story of Alzheimer's, it is the captivating tale of one man's battle to stay connected with the world and his own life.
Author | : Mary T. Newport |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1591206243 |
In this second edition Dr. Newport, a neonatal practitioner, continues the story of Steve's progress and provides the most recent research on such topics as possible causes of Alzheimer's due to the herpes simplex virus and nitrosamine substances and how infection, inflammation and genetic makeup may affect an individual's response to fatty acid therapy.
Author | : Nancy L. Mace |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2021-08-10 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1421441705 |
The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.
Author | : Claudia Strauss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : |
Simple ways to connect when you visit with a family member or friend.